The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss with tinnitus and a right shoulder disability, finding new and material evidence. However, the claim remains well grounded as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service.,For the right shoulder disability, the Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted, but the claim remains well grounded because the medical evidence does not establish a clear link between the current condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence is sufficient to reopen the claims, but it does not provide a clear nexus between the current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025159
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and a right hip disability, and granted a 30 percent rating for ureterolithiasis. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, while other claims were remanded.
- Dismissed
The claims for service connection for hearing loss and a left knee condition were dismissed due to an untimely notice of disagreement filed more than one year after the October 2022 rating decision.
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